Mark A. Tabb > Quotes

“The old English preacher Charles Spurgeon said: “A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts and not marble.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“Character is you doing what is right when no one is looking and no one will know.”
― Mark Tabb, The Sacred Acre (Enhanced Edition): The Ed Thomas Story

“Saint Francis of Assisi once said, “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.”
― Mark Tabb, The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story

“The pace of postmodern life may leave us huffing and puffing, trying to catch our breath, but there is a certain excitement to the madness. Reaching deadlines, trying to squeeze new experiences into an already-overfilled day, just trying to keep up while meeting the challenges that hit us every day—all of it can be more than a little intoxicating. For many of us, the busier we are, the more alive we feel. Somehow we have to be weaned off the chaos if we're ever going to accomplish anything that counts for eternity with our lives.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“Don't worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. For life consists of far more than food and clothing. LUKE 12:22-23”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“Every day that you get up out of bed, every day God gives you on this earth, is an opportunity for you. He gives you each day to do with it whatever you want. You can waste it, or you can use it for good. Just remember, what you choose to do with each day is very important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it, and you don’t know how many days you will have. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. All you will have is whatever you traded this day for.”
― Mark Tabb, The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story

“A wise man once said the bruises of a friend are better than the kisses of an enemy,”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”
― Mark Tabb, The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story

“The only way to make my life matter is to choose less. And the first thing I need less of is me. Once that issue is settled, I am in a position to live a life that lasts longer than I do.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life

“Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don't see things the way you do. And don't jump all over them every time they do or say something you don't agree with-even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently. (Romans 14:1, MSG)”
― Mark A Tabb, Theology: Think for yourself about what you believe

“As long as the physical universe remains our point of reference, we will never find what we are looking for.”
― Mark Tabb, Living with Less: The Upside of Downsizing Your Life